Feed-bag supporter.



J. E. OOLGAN. FEED BAG SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13, 1908.

Patented Jan. 26. 1909.

JOHN E. COLGAN, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

FEED-BAG SUPPORTER.

Specification of. Letters Patent.

Application filed April 13, 1908.

Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

Serial No. 426,679.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHN E. OoLcAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Wyandotte and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed-Bag Supporters, of which the following is a specificatlon.

My invention relates to improvements in feed-bag supporters, and one of my objects is to provide a device of this character which may be readily attached to the shafts of a vehicle and be adjusted up or down for the purpose of supporting a feed-bag within easy reach of the horses mouth.

A further object is to provide a simple device of this character which may be folded into compact form so that it will occupy but little space when not in use.

Other objects of the invention will hereinafter appear, and in order that it may be fully understood, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my feed-bag supporter in an operative position. Fig. 2 is a plan view of said supporter with the feed-bag removed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the same partly folded. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail sectional views on lines IVIV and V-V, respectively, of Figs. 2 and 1.

1 designates an annulus for supporting the feed-bag 2, and 3 designates a pair of arms for supporting said annulus. Annulus 1 consists of two semicircular sections 4 and 5, pivotally'secured together upon a pin 6 and a bolt 7, which are diametrically-opposed so that the sections 4 and 5 may fold against each other. In order to prevent the annulus from accidentally folding when in use and pinching the horses nose, I provide a lock for reliably holding the same in an open position. Said lock consists of bolt 7, a nut 8, an expansion spring 9, and indented portions 10 and 11 on sections 4 and 5, respectively, which interlock as shown in Fig. 5, when the annulus is open. When the ring is opened the indented portions are reliably held in engagement by the expansion spring 9 pressing against the adjacent end of section 5, and forcing the same tightly against section 4, which in turn is forced-against the head of bolt 7.

Each of the arms 3 consists of two sections 12 and 13, the adjacent ends of which are pivotally secured together by pins 14. Sections 12 are rigidly secured by rivets 15 to opposite sides of the annulus and at right angles to pin 6 and bolt 7, so that when said annulus is folded the arms will be brought together as partly shown by Fig. 3. Sections 12 extend rearwardly a short distance beyond pins 14 and are provided with in tegral stops 16 which engage the undersides of sections 13 and thus hold sections 12 in longitudinal alinement therewith when eX- tended, as shown in Fig. 1. Stops 16, however, do not prevent sections 13 from being folded upon sections 12, as shown in Fig. 3, when the device is not in use. Sections 13 are prevented from swinging around in a circle upon pivots 14 by contacting with the inturned forward portions 17 of section 12 when the arms are folded.-

The supporter is reliably secured to the shafts 18 of the vehicle by loops 19 which are secured to the rear portions of sections 13 by bolts 20, and in order to prevent the forward ends of the arms from swinging downward I provide sections 13 with forked rear terminals 21 which engage the undersides of the shafts. As shown more clearly in Fig. 4 loop 19 consists of a curved portion which surrounds the shaft and a pair of depending ears embracing section 13. The ears of loops 19 have a plurality of holes 22 for the reception of bolts 20, so that arms 3 may be tipped upwardly or downwardly to bring the feedbag within convenient reach of the horses mouth. This adjustment is desirable because some shafts incline upwardly to such an extent that they would throw the feed-bag too high if the arms had to extend parallel with said shafts.

While I have shown and described the pre ferred form of my invention, I of course, reserve the right to make such changes as properly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A feed-bag supporter consisting of a pair of arms, means at the rear ends thereof for engaging the shafts of a vehicle, an annulus secured to the forward ends of the arms, consisting of two sections pivoted together and provided at two of their adjacent ends with indented portions adapted to interlock and hold the annulus open, and a resilient member engaging the sections of the annulus and arranged to one side of said indented portions for yieldingly holding the indented portions interlocked, substantially as described.

2. A feed bag supporter consisting of a pair of arms, each of said arms having a forked rear end, the forks being disposed above the top faces of said arms, a loop to engage each of the shafts consisting of a portion surrounding the shaft and a pair of depending ears formed with a plurality of apertures, said ears receiving said first named arms, the latter having an opening to registel With the openings oi'- said ears, and a bolt extending through said registering openings.

3. A feed bag supporter composed of a pair of arms, means to support said arms from the shafts of a vehicle, an annulus secured to'the front ends ofsaid arms consisting of tWo semi-circular sections having their ends overlapped, one section at one end having a convex projection and the adjacent end of the other section having a concavity to provide a seat for said convex projection, and means arranged to one side of said projection and concave seat for resiliently retaining said projection in said seat.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of two WitnessesI 7 JOHN E. COLGAN.

Witnesses:

F. G. Fiscrinn, M: 00 

